Schlapp says changes in West Wing under new Chief of Staff Kelly ‘portend great things’ Video

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. The statue of liberty says give me your tired your poor your huddled masses — The poem is not part of the original statue of liberty. But the history — more fundamentally — You’re saying that does not represent what a country has always thought of as immigration — I’m saying — That sounds like some national park revision-ism. Scene from the white house briefing room this week. Might be the communications director in the white house and we’ll see what happens with all that. Let’s talk about the week’s politics. Matt schlapp is here. Democratic strategist Stephanie cutter, communications director for president Obama. Megan Murphy and senior editor at national review. Let me begin with you. As you look at the program today you see a bit of this divorce between the president and the Republican establishment. Kellyanne Conway being quite tough on the Republicans of thinking of runs in 2020 and senator Thom Tillis about supporting this legislation, protecting the special counsel. What are we seeing? You’re seeing a lot of division amongst Republican that is started in the primary season going forward. So much political change. Definitely I can tell you on the Republican side I see a lot of change going on on the democratic side as well. But what you also see is a real cotitutional disagreement between the legislative branch and the executive branch. That’s baked into the cake they’re supposed to have disagreements. But reason publicans run the whole show. Donald Trump is kind of testing things that we haven’t seen before. And going straight to the base in West Virginia this week. Sure. Yes. I think Matt is the expert on the Republican party but I think what’s also happening is that there’s — people are losing confidence in him as the leader of the party and you can see people pulling away. John McCain’s quote in that story is classic, people smell weakness with this president. I think the president understands this and knows that he’s losing right now which is why he goes to West Virginia. We’ll let you have John McCain if you want him. You can have him. Let me pose to you the question I put to kellyanne Conway at the start. She recited those economic statistics. No question that the economy is chugging along in the same fashion it did under president Obama yet the president 61% disapproval. And perhaps most importantly some declining numbers,…